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George C Hale (2)
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1. Armourdale Fire Armourdale Fire 1895 Ruins of an Armourdale, Kansas City, Kansas fire identified as the Reed Bros. Packing House. Also visible is the Fire Department's water tower. Dated March 24, 1895.
2. Chief Hale's Water Tower Chief Hale's Water Tower Street level view of what is identified as "Chief Hale, first water tower." Device is sitting on the street in front of Keith F. & C. Co. store on Walnut between 8th and 9th Street.
3. Fire Chief George Hale Fire Chief George Hale 1893 Full body view of Kansas City Fire Chief George Hale shaking hands with Chief Patterson, Glasgow, Scotland. A model of Hale's Water Tower is on the floor beside them.
4. Fire Department Headquarters Fire Department Headquarters Postcard of the Kansas City Fire Department Headquarters at 1020 Central Street
5. Hale Water Tower Hale Water Tower n.d. Exterior view taken at 19th and Central showing firemen and George Hale's water tower. Probably taken in the 1880s/1890s.
6. Hale's Water Tower In Action Hale's Water Tower In Action n.d. Street level view looking south of Hale's Water Tower in action in front of the Walnut Street Methodist Church, South located on Walnut Street between 8th and 9th. The Federal Custom House and Post Office...
7. John C. Egner Fire Department Scrapbook Finding Aid John C. Egner Fire Department Scrapbook Finding Aid circa1880-1940 John C. Egner was Fire Chief of the Kansas City Fire Department from 1906 to 1918. His name has been associated with this item. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, brochures, and various...
8. Kansas City Firemen in Scotland Kansas City Firemen in Scotland 1893 View of 10 identified Kansas City firemen standing/sitting by a model of Chief Hale's water tower. Taken in Glasgow, Scotland.
9. Kansas City's Fire Chief: He Has a Reputation That Has Become More than National Kansas City's Fire Chief: He Has a Reputation That Has Become More than National December/30/1894 Illustration and biographical article about George Hale, chief of the Kansas City Fire Department, depicting and describing his Hale Water Tower and other firefighting inventions leading to an international...
10. KCResources, page 102 KCResources, page 102
11. KCResources, page 114 KCResources, page 114
12. KCResources, page 62 KCResources, page 62
13. Patents Belonging to George Hale Patents Belonging to George Hale 1880-1899 Folder has 61 pages which contain 21 United States Patent Office applications from Kansas City Fire Chief George Hale. These patents are dated between 1880 and 1899. Most all have to do with fire department...
14. Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department 1893 Photo of Dr. James Casey, "the sole manufacturer of the great Hale Water Tower and of all of the Hale Patents." He was born in Connecticut in 1843, became a doctor in New York in 1874, moved to Kansas...
15. Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department 1893 Information about the manufacture and operation of Hale's fire fighting device.